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medicine

Dr. Thomas Ma sits at a laboratory hood at Penn State College of Medicine.

Probiotic shows promise for treating intestinal inflammation disorders

A model of the protein studied by Penn State researchers, copper-zinc superoxide dismutase, with the toxin, β-Methylamino-L-alanine, incorporated into its structure.

Research suggests how environmental toxin produced by algae may lead to ALS

Illustration of the heart in a human torso. The heart appears red in an outlined torso against a blue background.

Professor receives NSF grant to model cell disorder in heart

AI and Medicine

'AI will see you now': Panel to discuss the AI revolution in health and medicine

Concussion-gene-study-football-2018

Dyslexia gene may predict concussion susceptibility among football players

Masser Gift

Penn State trustee's gifts to create ag sci professorship, medical scholarship

spiraled DNA helix illustration

Computer model may help scientists split up, reassemble proteins on command

Andrew Miller

Brain's immune system to be topic of Biobehavioral Health Founders Day event

spirit, body, mind

Fear and Hoping: Adding hope to health messages may motivate better behaviors

BPA plastics

Exposure to chemical during pregnancy may cause health problems for offspring

Purple Potato

Whole food diet may help prevent colon cancer, other chronic conditions

well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma

Pathway's power to boost, halt tumors may be promising cancer therapy target

crying child vaccine

Flu vaccine rates for kids may drop when the nasal spray vaccine is unavailable

mosquito on skin

Blood-filtering organs fight infections that enter through the skin

red blood cells

Earlier blood testing for iron deficiency and anemia recommended for young women

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